On 17 October The Northern Cape MEC for COGHSTA Bentley Vass, accompanied by the Phokwane Local Municipality Mayor, Councillor Willem Harmse, hosted the Minister of Human Settlements Thembi Simelane, Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli, and the Frances Baard District and other local municipalities leaders, at a successful Title Deeds Fridays programme hosted in
MEC Bentley Vass, responsible for the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA) in the Northern Cape, with a total of twenty (20) Mayors and Speakers from across the Northern Cape, hosted a successful provincial event, to relaunch the Title Deeds Restoration Programme (TDRP) and the hand over of 200 title deeds
On August 25,2025, the MEC for COGHSTA, Mr. Bentley Vass, accompanied by the Mayor of the Siyancuma Local Municipality, Councillor Patrick McKlein, and other councillors, handed over houses to some of the happy beneficiaries of the Dalton 100 Housing Project, in Douglas, in the Siyancuma Local Municipality, in the Pixley Ka Seme District. The Dalton
From 4–8 August 2025, the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA), in partnership with the Department of Public Works, hosted the EPWP Exit to Entrepreneurship programme at Sinothando Child Care Welfare Centre in the Sol Plaatjie Municipality. This week long training, accredited by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), equipped Expanded Public
As part of the annual Nelson Mandela Month commemorations, officials from the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA) took to various communities across the Northern Cape to share acts of kindness that reflect the values of uTata Nelson Mandela compassion, dignity, and service. Serving the Homeless in Frances Baard At the
Kimberley – MEC Bentley Vass responsible for the Department of COGHSTA, in the Northern Cape, presented Budget Vote 9 of the Department in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature, on Tuesday, 29 July 2025. In an all-encompassing statement to the legislature, focusing on the mandate of the Department, MEC Vass, outlined key programmes to uplift
MEC Bentley Vass, responsible for the Department of Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA) in the Northern Cape, concluded a successful two-day visit to the Namakwa and Pixley Ka Seme Districts from 08th to 09th of July 2025, where he handed over houses in three local municipalities. The visit kicked off on Tuesday,
Kgosi Pelonomi Toto, the Provincial Chairperson of the Northern Cape House of Traditional and Khoisan Leaders, presided over the opening of the Northern Cape Provincial House today, 18 June 2025, at the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature, in Kimberley. The first session was addressed by Premier, Dr Zamani Saul, who acknowledged the invaluable role played by
On Friday, 06 June 2025, the Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Tandi Mahambehlala, with the MEC of COGHSTA, in the Northern Cape, Bentley Vass, visited the Hull Street Social Housing Project, in De Beers, Kimberley (Frances Baard District), to be apprised on the progress of this project. The Hull Street Project, which resumed operations in
On Friday, 06 June 2025, the Deputy Minister of Human Settlements, Tandi Mahambehlala, with the MEC of COGHSTA, in the Northern Cape, Bentley Vass, visited the Hull Street Social Housing Project, in De Beers, Kimberley (Frances Baard District), to be apprised on the progress of this project. The Hull Street Project, which resumed operations in